How and where India celebrated its first Republic Day

How and where India celebrated its first Republic Day

25 Jan, 2013

Text: PTI

NEW DELHI: The historical Rajpath avenue has over time become synonymous with the Republic Day anniversary ceremony, but the boulevard that runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate was not the venue of first celebrations marking the birth of the Republic.